Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of patients in the training cohort.

From: Prediction of Early Recurrence of Solitary Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Variable

 

Recurrence

No

Age, years

Median (range)

59 (52–68)

49 (29–69)

mean ± SD

59.7 ± 4.5

50.7 ± 9.4

Gender, n (%)

male

26 (25.7)

57 (56.4)

female

4 (4.0)

14 (13.9)

Cirrhosis, n (%)

yes

27 (26.7)

69 (68.3)

no

3 (3.0)

2 (2.0)

Etiology, n (%)

HBV infection

29 (28.7)

60 (59.4)

HCV infection

1 (1.0)

5 (5.0)

alcohol abuse

0 (0)

2 (2.0)

Budd-Chiari syndrome

0 (0)

1 (1.0)

schistosome infection

0 (0)

1 (1.0)

HBV infection + alcohol abuse

0 (0)

1 (1.0)

HBV + HEV infection

0 (0)

1 (1.0)

HBV + HCV infection

0 (0)

0 (0)

AIH

0 (0)

0 (0)

Child-Pugh score

A

20 (19.8)

41 (40.6)

B

8 (8.0)

26 (25.8)

C

2 (2.0)

4 (4.0)

MELD score

Median (range)

7 (3–30)

8 (1–25)

AFP level

≤20 ng/mL

5 (5.0)

34 (33.7)

>20 ng/ mL, ≤200 ng/mL

3 (3.0)

16 (15.8)

>200 ng/ mL, ≤400 ng/mL

3 (3.0)

8 (7.9)

>400 ng/ mL

19 (18.8)

13 (12.9)

CK19/GPC3 sub-typing, n (%)

CK19+/GPC3+

8 (7.9)

3 (3.0)

CK19−/GPC3+

21 (20.8)

35 (34.7)

CK19−/GPC3−

1 (1.0)

33 (32.7)

Histological grading, n (%)

poorly

16 (15.8)

19 (18.8)

moderately

13 (12.9)

35 (34.7)

well

1 (1.0)

17 (16.8)

Macroscopic vascular invasion, n (%)

yes

11 (10.9)

6 (5.9)

no

19 (18.8)

65 (64.4)

Microscopic vascular invasion, n (%)

yes

23 (22.8)

29 (28.7)

no

7 (6.9)

42 (41.6)

Tumor diameter, n (%)

≤3 cm

9 (8.9)

54 (53.5)

>3 cm, ≤5 cm

6 (5.9)

11 (10.9)

>5 cm

15 (14.9)

6 (5.9)

Milan criteria, n (%)

within

15 (14.9)

65 (64.4)

beyond

15 (14.9)

6 (5.9)

UCSF criteria, n (%)

within

20 (19.8)

68 (67.3)

beyond

10 (9.9)

3 (3.0)

Fudan criteria, n (%)

within

24 (23.8)

70 (69.3)

beyond

6 (5.9)

1 (1.0)

Hangzhou criteria, n (%)

within

25 (24.8)

69 (68.3)

beyond

5 (5.0)

2 (2.0)

  1. SD, standard deviation; HBV, hepatitis C virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; CK19, cytokeratin 19.
  2. GPC3, glypican 3; UCSF, University of California, San Francisco.